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Study on a bidirectional reflectance distribution function inversion model based on HJ-1 CCD imagery

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The surface bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) is an important factor in depicting the bidirectional reflectance characteristics of the land surface. In this study, BRDF is first inversed using a semiempirical, kernel-driven Algorithm for Model Bidirectional Reflectance Anisotropies of the Land Surface (Ambrals) model based on 4-day charge-coupled device (CCD) data from the HJ-1B satellite under clear sky conditions. Then, according to application needs, the inversion results of different angles are unified to the same observation angle to realize the radiometric normalization of BRDF at different viewing and incident directions. Finally, the inversed BRDF is compared with the measured BRDF in the principle plane and perpendicular plane of the Sun, respectively. The results show that: (1) The inversed BRDF based on the kernel-driven model is in good agreement with the measured BRDF. (2) The vegetation bidirectional reflectance in a backward scattering direction is higher than that in a forward scattering direction in the principle plane of the Sun. There is also a “hot spot” in the backward scattering direction. Additionally, the forward bidirectional reflectance is symmetrical relative to the backward one in the perpendicular plane of the Sun. (3) The geometric optical effect is more apparent in the visible bands of HJ-1B CCD, while the volume scattering effect is more significant in the near-infrared band. The Ambrals model and the procedures used in this study are effective and adapt to the characteristics of HJ-1B/CCD images. Therefore, our findings could advance the applications of the HJ-1 satellite and the development of quantitative remote sensing.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to acknowledge the following projects: Study on Urban Green Space Index Retrieval Model based on Airborne LiDAR, China National Natural Science Foundation. Project No. 41471310. Study on Monitoring Technique of Pearl River Delta Urban Construction Land Using in Multiple Spatial–temporal Scales with Remote Sensing. The Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Urban Land Resources Monitoring and Simulation, Ministry of Land and Resources. Project No. KF-2015-01-007. The Retrieval of Characteristic Parameters based on GF-4 Satellite Data. China National Key S and T Project of High Resolution Earth Observation System. Project No. 11-Y20A05-9001-15/16.

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  1. Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China

    Qingyan Meng, Yunxiao Sun, Xiaojuan Xue, Xingfa Gu & Jia-hui Zhang

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Yunxiao Sun, Xiaojuan Xue & Jia-hui Zhang

  3. Department of Geography, National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Tamas Jancso

  4. Alba Regia Technical Faculty, Obuda University, Budai ut 45, Szekesfehervar, 8000, Hungary

    Rumiana Vatseva

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Meng, Q., Sun, Y., Xue, X. et al. Study on a bidirectional reflectance distribution function inversion model based on HJ-1 CCD imagery. Environ Earth Sci 75, 1288 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-016-6091-6

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